I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
As the Michigan Department of Community Health announced that 54 Michigan deaths have been attributed to infection with the H1N1 virus, Attorney General Mike Cox released the results of a price comparison of the anti-viral medication Tamiflu, which is effective in combating the infection. The results of the AG study found prices varied widely — [...]
The Detroit News is reporting that the Madison Heights Police Department has had its water turned off in response to a discovery by health officials that the department’s water system is contaminated by Legionella bacteria. The department asked health officials to review the facility after 22 officers fell sick with flu-like illnesses.
The World Health Organization has upgraded is pandemic alert level for Influenza A(H1N1) to a worldwide pandemic. The organization said there are more than 30,000 confirmed cases of the virus, commonly referred to as “swine flu” in 74 countries worldwide. On Thursday morning, Genesee County confirmed 10 cases of the virus in the county as [...]
Officials working in the State Emergency Operations Center and the Joint Information Center shut down their computers and headed out the door Wednesday evening, as the emergency command centers Gov. Jennifer Granholm partially activated on April 28 in response to the the threat of influenza AH1N1. Ultimately, during the nine days of operation, Michigan saw [...]
LANSING — Officials from the state of Michigan Department of Community Health on Monday said they the state was stepping up its reaction to the increasing number of probable cases of H1N1 influenza in the state. Among the measures, the state issued protocols for schools which have probable cases involving students as well as guidelines [...]
Michigan authorities this afternoon announced that they have identified six probable cases of Influenza A(H1N1) in Ottawa county. The county is the location of Michigan’s second confirmed case of the virus, which until recently was called swine flu. The state’s first confirmed case was in Livingston County.
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